Introduction To NFPA 70E (2018) For All Industries

The Introduction to NFPA 70E (2018) for All Industries online safety course is designed specifically to address the importance of electrical safety in the workplace. Participants can expect to learn about the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and why the NFPA 70E was developed. Additionally, training includes an intermediate-level overview of the concepts of arc flash, approach boundaries, and risk assessments, as well as warning labels, and personal protective equipment (PPE). This course introduces participants to the NFPA 70E, sharing the hazards involved with working around electrical dissemination systems with currents greater than 50 volts. Significant changes were made in the 2018 edition of the NFPA 70E and include the following: Updates to procedures governing creating appropriate risk assessments Increased emphasis on the use of the hierarchy of risk controls when evaluating and implementing controls More logical step-by-step guidelines in Article 120 for establishing an electrically safe work condition Modifications to the arc flash hazard identification table to make it available to both incident energy analysis and PPE category methods for determining the likelihood of an arc flash OSHA Education School’s Introduction to NFPA 70E (2018) for All Industries online course primarily covers the identification of and necessary protection from electrical safety hazards leading to arc flash, as well as how to establish an electrically safe work condition as outlined in the NFPA 70E standard, which was updated in 2018. Specific course topics include the following: Overview of NFPA 70E (2018) Changes to the 2018 edition & their reasoning Electrical safety program Qualified persons Work involving electrical hazards PPE and associated equipment Specific industry terms covered throughout the course include the following: NFPA and NFPA 70E Arc flash PPE Limited and restricted approach boundaries Limits of approach Electrically safe work conditions Electrical safety program Host and contract employers Qualified and unqualified persons Shock risk assessment Arc flash risk assessment, incident energy method & PPE category method